Living Well Mental Health Practitioner

NHS; Manchester; On-site; GBP 37,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A new service in Manchester seeks a Mental Health Practitioner to provide community-based care. The role emphasizes flexibility and innovation, welcoming applicants with lived experience. Join a vibrant team dedicated to improving mental health services.

Benefits

27 days annual leave plus bank holidays

Cycle to work scheme

Salary sacrifice car scheme

Blue Light Card discounts

Qualifications

• Eager to try a new way of working.
• Dedicated to caring for service users.

Responsibilities

• Provide community mental health care across Manchester.
• Work in partnership with GMMH and VCSE organisations.

Skills

Enthusiasm

Motivation

Adaptability

Education

MH Nurse

MH Social Worker

OT

Job description

We are excited to welcome applicants for a secondment with our Manchester Living Well team.

Living Well is a new service, co-designed by people with lived experience and key partners, designed to bridge the gap between existing primary and secondary care services. Working in partnership with GMMH and VCSE organisations, it will offer a trauma-informed, holistic, person-led, and community-based service. We are committed to doing things differently and trying new approaches.

Our values for Living Well in Manchester are:

• Wholeheartedly Working Together: Being genuinely present: welcoming and appreciating one another; sharing skills, talents, experience, knowledge, networks, and providing constructive feedback.
• The Desire to Understand: Listening actively, encouraging dialogue, being open to diverse voices and perspectives; deliberately seeking insight beyond the status quo.
• People & Places: Unlocking the potential of individuals, communities, and organisations across Manchester to improve services and the system.
• Opportunistic Bravery: Seizing opportunities to try new things, learn lessons, and generate fresh ideas; we won't let this opportunity slip away.

If this resonates with you, we would love to hear from you!

Main duties of the job

This advert is for an enthusiastic and motivated Mental Health Practitioner (MH Nurse, MH Social Worker, OT - other professional qualifications considered) who is eager to try a new way of working and dedicated to caring for service users in Manchester.

We value flexible working and are keen to discuss arrangements with any applicant.

We especially welcome applicants with lived experience to this role.

Manchester Living Well began as a prototype in each locality of Manchester. The service continuously evolves, so you need to be adaptable, willing to try new approaches, evaluate, and learn along the way.

See the job description and person specification for more details.

About us

Greater Manchester Mental Health (GMMH) Foundation Trust employs over 7,000 staff, delivering services from more than 160 locations.

We provide inpatient and community mental health care across Bolton, Manchester, Salford, Trafford, and Wigan, along with a range of specialist services across Greater Manchester and beyond.

Manchester is one of the world's most vibrant and innovative places to live and work, offering beautiful countryside and a lively city with shopping, entertainment, and dining options.

Our people enjoy their work, have opportunities for development, and are encouraged to generate ideas to improve care.

Job responsibilities

Please see attached job description and person specification

Working pattern

Full-time, Part-time, Job share, Flexible working, Compressed hours

Salary and benefits

• £37,338 to £44,962 per year (pro rata)
• 27 days annual leave plus bank holidays, increasing to 29 after 5 years and 33 after 10 years
• Cycle to work scheme
• Salary sacrifice car scheme
• Blue Light Card discounts

Additional information

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975, requiring a disclosure check via the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Location: 422 Community Hub, Longsight, Manchester

Contract

Secondment

Working pattern details

Flexible options available, including full-time, part-time, job share, and compressed hours.

Reference number

437-6921945-A

Job location

Living Well Manchester (Central), 422 Community Hub, Longsight, Manchester